What color is #1A3520?

#1A3520 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Pitch-Black Forests. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1A3520?

The RGB value is 26, 53, 32: 26 red, 53 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1A3520?

The complementary color is #351A2F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1A3520?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1A3520 color

#1A3520 rgb(26, 53, 32)

Shades of green

The hex color #1A3520 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.2% red, 20.8% green and 12.5% blue (26, 53, 32).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 34% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Pitch-Black Forests (#003322), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.34:1).

#1A3520 color codes

HEX	`#1A3520`
RGB	`rgb(26, 53, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.2%, 20.8%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 34%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 51%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 0%, 40%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.52, -15.98, 10.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.52, 18.92, 147.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.96, 2.87, 1.817)`
Decimal	`1717536`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1A3520, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #1A3520	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1A3520 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #1A3520 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1a3520; }
.text { color: #1a3520; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1a3520; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(26 53 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1a3520, #1a352e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #1A3520?: #1A3520 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Pitch-Black Forests. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1A3520?: The RGB value is 26, 53, 32: 26 red, 53 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1A3520?: The complementary color is #351A2F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1A3520?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.